Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index
Degradation of freshwater ecosystems and the services they provide is a primary cause of increasing water insecurity, raising the need for integrated solutions to freshwater management. While methods for characterizing the multi-faceted challenges of managing freshwater ecosystems abound, they tend...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2018
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92086 |
| _version_ | 1855524225704525824 |
|---|---|
| author | Vollmer, D. Shaad, K. Souter, N.J. Farrell, T. Dudgeon, D. Sullivan, C.A. Fauconnier, I. MacDonald, G.M. McCartney, Matthew P. Power, A.G. McNally, A. Andelman, Sandy J. Capon, T. Devineni, N. Apirumanekul, C. Nam Ng, C. Shaw, M.R. Wang, R.Y. Lai, C. Wang, Z. Regan, H.M. |
| author_browse | Andelman, Sandy J. Apirumanekul, C. Capon, T. Devineni, N. Dudgeon, D. Farrell, T. Fauconnier, I. Lai, C. MacDonald, G.M. McCartney, Matthew P. McNally, A. Nam Ng, C. Power, A.G. Regan, H.M. Shaad, K. Shaw, M.R. Souter, N.J. Sullivan, C.A. Vollmer, D. Wang, R.Y. Wang, Z. |
| author_facet | Vollmer, D. Shaad, K. Souter, N.J. Farrell, T. Dudgeon, D. Sullivan, C.A. Fauconnier, I. MacDonald, G.M. McCartney, Matthew P. Power, A.G. McNally, A. Andelman, Sandy J. Capon, T. Devineni, N. Apirumanekul, C. Nam Ng, C. Shaw, M.R. Wang, R.Y. Lai, C. Wang, Z. Regan, H.M. |
| author_sort | Vollmer, D. |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | Degradation of freshwater ecosystems and the services they provide is a primary cause of increasing water insecurity, raising the need for integrated solutions to freshwater management. While methods for characterizing the multi-faceted challenges of managing freshwater ecosystems abound, they tend to emphasize either social or ecological dimensions and fall short of being truly integrative. This paper suggests that management for sustainability of freshwater systems needs to consider the linkages between human water uses, freshwater ecosystems and governance. We present a conceptualization of freshwater resources as part of an integrated social-ecological system and propose a set of corresponding indicators to monitor freshwater ecosystem health and to highlight priorities for management. We demonstrate an application of this new framework —the Freshwater Health Index (FHI) — in the Dongjiang River Basin in southern China, where stakeholders are addressing multiple and conflicting freshwater demands. By combining empirical and modeled datasets with surveys to gauge stakeholders' preferences and elicit expert information about governance mechanisms, the FHI helps stakeholders understand the status of freshwater ecosystems in their basin, how ecosystems are being manipulated to enhance or decrease water-related services, and how well the existing water resource management regime is equipped to govern these dynamics over time. This framework helps to operationalize a truly integrated approach to water resource management by recognizing the interplay between governance, stakeholders, freshwater ecosystems and the services they provide. |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | CGSpace92086 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2018 |
| publishDateRange | 2018 |
| publishDateSort | 2018 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| publisherStr | Elsevier |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | CGSpace920862024-05-01T08:17:10Z Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index Vollmer, D. Shaad, K. Souter, N.J. Farrell, T. Dudgeon, D. Sullivan, C.A. Fauconnier, I. MacDonald, G.M. McCartney, Matthew P. Power, A.G. McNally, A. Andelman, Sandy J. Capon, T. Devineni, N. Apirumanekul, C. Nam Ng, C. Shaw, M.R. Wang, R.Y. Lai, C. Wang, Z. Regan, H.M. freshwater water governance stakeholders ecosystem services ecological factors water security water resources water management water demand sustainability environmental health indicators river basins Degradation of freshwater ecosystems and the services they provide is a primary cause of increasing water insecurity, raising the need for integrated solutions to freshwater management. While methods for characterizing the multi-faceted challenges of managing freshwater ecosystems abound, they tend to emphasize either social or ecological dimensions and fall short of being truly integrative. This paper suggests that management for sustainability of freshwater systems needs to consider the linkages between human water uses, freshwater ecosystems and governance. We present a conceptualization of freshwater resources as part of an integrated social-ecological system and propose a set of corresponding indicators to monitor freshwater ecosystem health and to highlight priorities for management. We demonstrate an application of this new framework —the Freshwater Health Index (FHI) — in the Dongjiang River Basin in southern China, where stakeholders are addressing multiple and conflicting freshwater demands. By combining empirical and modeled datasets with surveys to gauge stakeholders' preferences and elicit expert information about governance mechanisms, the FHI helps stakeholders understand the status of freshwater ecosystems in their basin, how ecosystems are being manipulated to enhance or decrease water-related services, and how well the existing water resource management regime is equipped to govern these dynamics over time. This framework helps to operationalize a truly integrated approach to water resource management by recognizing the interplay between governance, stakeholders, freshwater ecosystems and the services they provide. 2018-06 2018-04-18T05:32:45Z 2018-04-18T05:32:45Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92086 en Open Access Elsevier Vollmer, D.; Shaad, K.; Souter, N. J.; Farrell, T.; Dudgeon, D.; Sullivan, C. A.; Fauconnier, I.; MacDonald, G. M.; McCartney, Matthew P.; Power, A. G.; McNally, A.; Andelman, S. J.; Capon, T.; Devineni, N.; Apirumanekul, C.; Nam Ng, C.; Shaw, M. R.; Wang, R. Y.; Lai, C.; Wang, Z.; Regan, H. M. 2018. Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index. Science of the Total Environment, 10p. (Online first) doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.040 |
| spellingShingle | freshwater water governance stakeholders ecosystem services ecological factors water security water resources water management water demand sustainability environmental health indicators river basins Vollmer, D. Shaad, K. Souter, N.J. Farrell, T. Dudgeon, D. Sullivan, C.A. Fauconnier, I. MacDonald, G.M. McCartney, Matthew P. Power, A.G. McNally, A. Andelman, Sandy J. Capon, T. Devineni, N. Apirumanekul, C. Nam Ng, C. Shaw, M.R. Wang, R.Y. Lai, C. Wang, Z. Regan, H.M. Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index |
| title | Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index |
| title_full | Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index |
| title_fullStr | Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index |
| title_short | Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index |
| title_sort | integrating the social hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health the freshwater health index |
| topic | freshwater water governance stakeholders ecosystem services ecological factors water security water resources water management water demand sustainability environmental health indicators river basins |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92086 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT vollmerd integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT shaadk integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT souternj integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT farrellt integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT dudgeond integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT sullivanca integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT fauconnieri integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT macdonaldgm integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT mccartneymatthewp integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT powerag integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT mcnallya integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT andelmansandyj integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT capont integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT devinenin integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT apirumanekulc integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT namngc integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT shawmr integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT wangry integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT laic integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT wangz integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex AT reganhm integratingthesocialhydrologicalandecologicaldimensionsoffreshwaterhealththefreshwaterhealthindex |